Head-To-Head Comparison: Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) versus Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT)

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Dividends

Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Healthpeak Properties pays out 348.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Healthpeak Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medical Properties Trust	$972.02 million	2.24	-$277.05 million	($0.06)	-60.67
Healthpeak Properties	$2.82 billion	5.03	$71.35 million	$0.35	58.81

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Healthpeak Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medical Properties Trust	-2.96%	-0.66%	-0.20%
Healthpeak Properties	8.24%	2.79%	1.17%

Risk & Volatility

Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Medical Properties Trust and Healthpeak Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medical Properties Trust	2	1	0	0	1.33
Healthpeak Properties	0	14	4	0	2.22

Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus price target of $4.15, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $22.10, suggesting a potential upside of 7.38%. Given Medical Properties Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Medical Properties Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Medical Properties Trust

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.